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Two bombs hidden in plant pots have exploded at the popular Thai resort of Hua Hin today, killing one woman and injuring at least twelve people. The explosions, which were heard within about thirty minutes of each other, were set off by mobile phone. They happened near a bar in the seaside resort at about…

Swimmer Adam Peaty won United Kingdom’s first gold medal at this edition of the Olympic Games in the 100m breaststroke on day two of the Rio de Janeiro sporting event. The 21-year-old British swimmer is, at the moment of speaking, one of the most impressive competitors in the country in any sport, and with his great…

The 2016 Olympic Games have been officially opened with a colourful and dazzling show at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The opening ceremony, which was broadcast to an estimated audience of three billion on Friday night, was a flamboyant celebration of the Brazilian culture and history, as well as diversity around the world. After an…

A mass stabbing that took place on Wednesday night in central London left one woman dead and five people wounded after a man with suspected mental health issues attacked them with a knife. The London Metropolitan Police responded to a call at around 10.30pm at Russell Square, a park near the British Museum, after receiving reports of an…

Volkswagen Group has been in hot water ever since the Dieselgate scandal broke on September 18, 2015, and things have gone downwards from then on. Now, the German car manufacturer is faced with yet another hurdle, as South Korea announced on Tuesday that it halted sales of no less than 80 Volkswagen models over the…

London hosts the world’s biggest annual cycling festival this weekend, and both professional and amateur cyclists tour the traffic-free streets of the city in 100 or 46-mile challenges. The Prudential RideLondon event has brought together more than 100,000 cyclists eager to take on the closed roads on two wheels between July 29 and 31. The…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic signed a one-year deal with Manchester United this summer, but the other day he made a surprising reveal – he said he turned down good friend David Beckham’s offer to sign with Miami MLS. The Swede football star left French club Paris Saint-Germain this year and was pursued by several clubs before committing to…

Four people were wounded on Tuesday night after an undercover police car crashed outside a north London restaurant. The eatery involved in this incident is Pizza East in Highgate Road in Kentish Town, and the silver Vauxhall Astra was apparently responding to an emergency call when it smashed into customers sitting outside the pizzeria. According to the Met…

Nineteen people are reported dead and at least 25 injured in a knife attack at a medical care for mentally disabled people in central Japan. Early reports on the matter say that a former employee stormed in and went on a stabbing rampage at about 2:10 a.m. on Tuesday. The incident happened at a residential…

Leicester City attacker Riyad Mahrez has reportedly decided to join Arsenal, which means he is set to move soon to the Emirates Stadium in London. Although Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has publicly expressed his confidence that Mahrez will not leave the King Power Stadium yet, saying “It is over, the market is closed here. Mahrez wants to stay,”…